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3. 'Tis the Season to Be Molly

Mike assures Molly he'll be home in time for Christmas Eve dinner until he and Carl end up in the back of a stolen truck. Meanwhile, Molly is upset with Vince for trying to change the family's Christmas traditions.

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Mike (as Santa Claus) and Carl (as an elf) hand out toys to needy children, then get locked in the back of a truck while loading it. At home, Molly has the whole family on edge as she insists on every holiday preparation being done to her exact specifications. While it is revealed that she does this to honour her late father, Vince is left distraught when Molly lashes out at him and he feels that the Flynn family has never really accepted him, and Molly finally apologizes to him after prompting from Joyce.

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